CD & ISO Compendium
Everything about CD burning, CD formats and ISO files. 30 years of burning know-how, bundled and explained clearly.
In the CD & ISO Compendium, we share our knowledge from over three decades of burning software development – from the first CDRWIN versions under Windows 95 to today.
Whether it's an audio CD, data CD, karaoke, photo CD, or the exotic bridge formats: here you'll find out what's behind the terms – and which format is right for your purpose.
What's it about?
The 30+ topics are divided into three thematic clusters.
Burning a CD
How a CD-R is structured, what burning methods exist, and how to properly care for it.
- Layers of a CD-R
- Recording substances & colors
- DAO, TAO, SAO & Co.
- Storage capacities
- Handling & Care
Creating an ISO File
From Red Book to UDF: Which format for what purpose – and how your data becomes an ISO file.
- Audio CD & Karaoke
- CD-ROM & CD-ROM XA
- CD-Extra, CD-I, Photo-CD
- ISO9660, Joliet, UDF
- Cuesheet & CD-Text
Burning Problems
Buffer Underrun, Jitter, Copy Protection, Overburning: the most common pitfalls and how to solve them.
- BurnProof & Buffer Underrun
- RawCopy modes
- Copy protection methods
- Jitter correction
- ASPI drivers, Firmware
All Terms at a Glance
Terms sorted alphabetically by cluster.
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